How to Root and install CWM/TWRP recovery on AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-i727

Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-i727 launched in 2011 had features like dual core 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, 8 mp camera, beautiful touchwiz UI and much more. It was launched with Android 2.3 Gingerbread version. With such good specs and features it could easily handle the newly launched android versions. For that you need to enter the un-official world i.e. you need to root and install custom recovery on it. Once rooted, you can install all those unofficial custom ROMs, replace or move the in-built system applications and settings, can run any app which requires a proper administrative permission, can also access the entire hardware itself. So lets move to the actual guide on how to Root and install CWM/TWRP custom recovery on AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-i727.

Try this at your own risk. Neither we nor the developers will be responsible if you damage the device by following this article. The step by step given below for rooting and installing CWM/TWRP custom recovery is only compatible for Samsung Galaxy S2 Skyrocket bearing the model number SGH-i727. Applying this on any other device or other variant may cause highly damage to your device. So ensure that the device you are using is of the same model number as shown above. You can verify it from Menu->Settings->About Phone.

Pre-Requisites:

Rooting will void your device warranty. But don’t worry it can be easily regained back by un-rooting the device.

In the last step of this procedure you need to wipe the entire phone memory which might clear all your phone data including Contacts, SMS/MMS, call logs, notes, APN settings etc. So a complete Backup of all this is mandatory before proceeding further. You can do that by simply connecting your device to PC and transferring every important data on it.

Ensure that you have a good battery backup. Lack of battery power may increase the risk of interruption during the flashing process. So I suggest to charge the device battery at least upto 70%.

It is highly recommended to install Mobile specific drivers on your Computer so as to recognize the device when connected to it. You can install them by installing Kies or manually install them from the link given below:

Step 1: Download and extract the given file on PC. You’ll find these files on extracting:

Step 2: Neglect the tmax.dll and zlib.dll files. You are going to need only Odin software and the tar file. So firstly switch off your S2 Skyrocket completely & boot into downloading mode.

Step 3: For that press and hold Volume up + Volume Down key + Power button simultaneously until you see a warning message. Then press Volume up button to continue. This will land you into downloading mode.

Step 5: Launch the Odin software from the extracted folder. As soon as you launch it, you’ll see ‘Added’ message on the Odin window. Along with that the ID:COM section will turn blue with a random com port number. If this doesn’t happen, then make sure that you have installed proper device drivers on your PC. The link for installing them is provided above.

Step 6: On the Odin window, tick the PDA tab and select CF-Auto-Root-sghi727-sghi727-samsungsghi727.tar.md5 file from the extracted folder. Also tick the Auto-Reboot and F.Resest Time options. Do not tick or un-tick anything else.

Step 7: Just select the Start button located on the Odin window to initiate the rooting process. Your phone will automatically reboot itself while going through the process. Do not remove the USB cable until the process completes.

Step 8: After successfully completing, you’ll see the ID:COM section on the Odin window is turned green with the message ‘Pass’ below it. You can safely disconnect the phone now.

Note: If due to some reason the process fails or if Odin gets stuck or in case your device gets boot loops, then don’t panic. Just close the Odin window, remove and re-insert the battery from your device. Again go into downloading mode and repeat the whole procedure as given above.

To check whether your device is properly rooted or not, navigate to the apps list on your phone. An app named Superuser must have been installed on your phone. This will confirm that your device is properly rooted. This Superuser app is used to supervise all the applications requiring a root access.

Step 1: Download both the above files in a specific folder on your PC. The Odin3-v1.85 that you’ve just downloaded is an essential tool & is must for installing Clockworkmod recovery. We remind our users that this tool is an illegal way & is not officially released by Samsung. Even though it will not cause any damage to your device unless you follow the instructions properly.

Step 3: For Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, downloading mode can be entered by pressing & holding Volume up + Volume Down key + Power button simultaneously until you see a warning message.

Step 4:Leave all the three keys and just press Volume Up button to continue. This will land you into downloading mode.

Step 5: Now you need to flash the CWM recovery on your device. So keeping the phone in download mode, connect it to PC using USB cable.

Step 6: Launch the Odin Multi Downloader that you’ve downloaded earlier. If your device is connected properly, then you’ll see ‘Added’ message on the Odin window. Also the ID:COM section will turn yellow with a random com port number. If not, then ensure that you have installed proper device drivers on your PC.

Step 7: On the Odin window, to the right hand side you’ll see a tab named PDA tab. Tick that and locate the recovery.tar.md5 file which you have downloaded before & select it.

Step 8: Make sure that the Auto-Reboot and F.Resest Time options present on the Odin window are checked. Do not tick or un-tick anything else.

Step 9: After completing everything as mentioned above, simply press the Start button located on the Odin window to initiate the CWM recovery flashing process. Your phone will automatically reboot itself while going through the process. It is recommended not to touch or remove the USB cable until the process completes.

Step 10: Be patient until the installation of CWM recovery completes. It will hardly last upto 5 minutes. As soon as it completes, you’ll see the ID:COM section on the Odin window is turned green with the message ‘Pass’ below it. You can safely remove the phone from PC now.

Note: If due to some reason the process fails or if Odin gets stuck or in case your device gets boot loops, then don’t panic. Just close the Odin window, remove and re-insert the battery from your device. Again go into downloading mode and repeat the whole procedure as given above.

Step 11: Now we need to check whether the CWM recovery is properly installed or not. For that, firstly switch off your phone completely.

Step 12: Now boot into recovery mode. For Galaxy S2 Skyrocket, recovery mode can be entered by pressing and holding Volume up + Volume down + Power button simultaneously until the recovery mode appears.You’ll notice that Clockworkmod Custom recovery is properly installed on your device.

Step 3: For S2 Skyrocket, downloading mode can be entered by pressing & holding Volume up + Volume Down key + Power button simultaneously until you see a warning message.

Step 4:Leave all the three keys and just press Volume Up button to continue. This will land you into downloading mode.

Step 5: Keeping the phone in download mode, connect it to PC using USB cable.

Step 6: Launch the Odin v3.07 that you’ve downloaded earlier. If your device is connected properly, then you’ll see ‘Added’ message on the Odin window. Also the ID:COM section will turn blue with a random com port number. If not, then ensure that you have installed proper device drivers on your PC.

Step 7: On the Odin window, tick PDA tab and locate the twrp-2.6.3.0-skyrocket_vincom.tar.md5 file which you have downloaded earlier.

Step 8: Also tick the Auto-Reboot and F.Resest Time options present on the Odin window. Do not tick or un-tick anything else.

Step 9: After completing everything as mentioned above, just select the Start button to initiate the TWRP recovery flashing process. Your phone will automatically get rebooted as the process goes. Do not disconnect the phone from PC until the process completes.

Step 10: The process will hardly last upto 5 minutes. As soon as it completes, you’ll see the ID:COM section on the Odin window is turned green with the message ‘Pass’ below it. You can safely disconnect the phone now.

Note: If due to some reason the process fails or if Odin gets stuck or in case your device gets boot loops, then don’t panic. Just close the Odin window, remove and re-insert the battery from your device. Again go into downloading mode and repeat the whole procedure as given above.

Step 14: Restart the phone by selecting the ‘reboot system now’ option present on the recovery mode itself.

Success

Finally! You’ve successfully rooted and installed CWM/TWRP custom recovery on your AT&T Galaxy S2 Skyrocket SGH-i727. Thus you are free to flash custom ROMs, custom kernels and much more. If you have any query or difficulty while going through the process then just drop your problem in the comments section below. I’ll sort them out. Till then enjoy! 🙂